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[Title] => ICRISAT peanut 'feels at home' in RP - studies
[Summary] => Now it can be said: An imported peanut variety “feels at home” in the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2008-12-21 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez
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[Title] => DA bureau awarded ISO certification
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A Department of Agriculture (DA) bureau has been awarded the prestigious ISO certification for its quality management system (QMS).
Given the ISO 9001:2000 certification was the DA Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR).
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-18 00:00:00
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[Title] => Top 30 corn farmers awarded
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Thirty farmers, four of them women, have been honored as the country’s top hybrid corn growers.
They were cited by Pioneer Hi-Bred Philippines, Inc., whose mother agency, the Pioneer Hybrid International, Inc., is the world’s largest producer and distributor of high quality hybrid corn.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-07 00:00:00
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[Title] => RP makes strong bid to become biotechnology hub of SE Asia
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LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – The Philippines is looking forward to becoming the hub of agricultural and fisheries biotechnology in Southeast Asia.
"We are now leading the way in setting the standard by which this science is safely developed and government in the region," stated Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) official added: "This is therefore an important initiative not only for the Philippines but also for all nations working to push biotechnology into the center of their development programs."
[DatePublished] => 2006-10-22 00:00:00
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[Title] => Panganiban to keynote int’l workshop on biotechnology
[Summary] => Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban will be the keynote speaker at a Southeast Asian workshop on biotechnology to be held at the Interconentinental Manila Hotel in Makati City on Sept.4-7.
Billed "Biotech Issues and Communication Workshop: Enhancing Communiction Skills of Southeast Asian Decision Makers on Biotechnology," the four-day meeting is sponsored by the International Service for the Acqauisition of Agri-biotech Appications (ISAAA) with support from the United States Grains Council.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-03 00:00:00
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[Title] => RP seeks to expand tuna fishing grounds
[Summary] => GENERAL SANTOS CITY, So. Cotabato – Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban said the government is initiating separate bilateral agreements with several countries in the region to expand the local tuna industry’s fishing grounds.
"We have started talks with our counterparts in Palau, Micronesia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea, to expand our fishing grounds even as our negotiations with Indonesia continue," said Panganiban before 300 participants of the 8th National Tuna Congress here.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-02 00:00:00
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[AuthorName] => Rocel Felix
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[Title] => PL 480 proceeds to fund bird flu prevention effort
[Summary] => The Department of Agriculture (DA) is channeling part of the $20-million proceeds from the 2007 US Public Law 480 rice loan to bird-flu prevention and control measures.
"A portion of the proceeds from the rice loan will be used to augment existing funds intended to keep the Philippines free from bird flu or avian influenza. The additional money will boost our contingency and capacity building programs related to fighting bird flu," said Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-31 00:00:00
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[Title] => Mango exporters get reprieve in China
[Summary] => Mango exporters are getting a reprieve with China’s decision to continue allowing even after Sept. 1 the shipment of fresh mangoes from the Philippines that have not undergone vapor heat treatment (VHT).
Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban said the Chinese government has temporarily suspended the scheduled Sept. 1 implementation of the VHT treatment in its Philippine mango imports.
Panganiban said China has agreed to wait for the release of the pest risk analysis on Chinese carrots being eyed for exports to the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-30 00:00:00
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[Title] => $2-M Asean fund to wipe out animal diseases pushed
[Summary] => Senior agriculture officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to push for a $2-million fund to wipe out animal diseases in the region, particularly avian influenza (AI) or bird flu.
Dr. Ronello C. Abila, regional coordinator of the Southeast Asia Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Campaign of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), said the endorsement is required for the Asean Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) meet in Singapore this September to approve the proposed ASEAN Animal Health Trust Fund (AHTF).
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-30 00:00:00
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[Title] => Gov’t outfits provide small firms with ‘commerciable technologies’
[Summary] => Small agribusiness firms need not be daunted by the high technology required for their expansion and growth toward global competitiveness.
Competent technology assistance is being provided by the Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) under the National Technology Commercialization Program (NTCP), a policy initiative of Agriculture Secretary Domingo F. Panganiban.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-27 00:00:00
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